Ok Texas Democrats... we've got some work to do.
If you haven't noticed, there is an election for the United States Senate going on, and the GOP candidates are in hot pursuit. Texans can't go 5 minutes without seeing mud-slinging against Ted Cruz or David Dewhurts on their TV and … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Houston Politics
Texas Early Voting!! July 31st Primary Runoff Election
The Election day for Texas Primary Runoffs is July 31st, but early voting started today! Why wait?? Early Voting is Monday July 23rd- Friday July 27th
Remember that if you voted in either the Democratic or Republican primaries, you must vote for the same primary. If you didn't vote in … Continue Reading ››
Remember that if you voted in either the Democratic or Republican primaries, you must vote for the same primary. If you didn't vote in … Continue Reading ››
Mitt Romney’s Olympic Record… of Lies
As Chris Hayes recently mentioned on his show Up With Chris Hayes, Mitt Romney seems to have quite the faulty memory about his ability to profit from and exploit tax-payer funds. This ABC news report shows Romney downright boastful of how much federal money he was able to procure for the Salt Lake City … Continue Reading ››
Operation Think Swing Texas
As Emily Cadik noted in a recent Burnt Orange Report article, Texas doesn't vote. For the 2010 mid-term elections, the state of Texas had voter turnout of 36.1 percent... dead last in the nation. 2008 was better at 56.1 percent (as is expected for a Presidential election), but that still only ranked … Continue Reading ››
Mass Shooting: The Cloud Over Aurora
This morning in Aurora, Colorado, there are far more questions than answers. Last night's shooting at an area movie theater has left at least 12 dead, and over 50 injured. The theater-goers were there for a premiere showing of Batman's The Dark Night Rises. And they had no idea just how … Continue Reading ››
Will Mitt Romney “Get Worse” on GLBT rights?
Even if Mitt Romney wants to be silent about his time as Governor of Massachusetts, pretty soon he's going to have to speak out. Mitt Gets Worse... a new coalition initiative between the American Bridge and Courage Campaign Super-PaCs, is taking a very in-depth look at Romney's record on GLBT equality in the … Continue Reading ››
An Ode to Bipartisanship
Things are so divisive in the 2012 election cycle, we forget that it wasn't always this way. Even if Democrats really REALLY disliked George W. Bush, they did try to work with him at times, and did not sabotage every initiative he launched. A bill would pass, and Democrats would disagree, they would … Continue Reading ››